HR 800 · 106th Congress · Education

Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-02-23· Sponsored by Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 106-25.(1999-04-29)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 1999-04-21
Roll #89
Yea 98Nay 1
PassedSenate · 1999-04-21
Roll #89
Yea 98Nay 1
PassedHouse · 1999-04-21
Roll #94
Yea 368Nay 57
Democrats
149 Yea·57 Nay
Republicans
218 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1999-04-21
Roll #94
Yea 368Nay 57
Democrats
149 Yea·57 Nay
Republicans
218 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to allow all States to participate in the Education Flexibility Partnership (Ed-Flex Partnership) program. (Sec. 4) Requires Ed-Flex Partnership States to: (1) have approved challenging content standards, challenging performance measures, and aligned assessments in place or have developed and implemented content standards and interim assessments and made substantial progress toward developing and implementing performance standards and final aligned assessments, and toward having local educational agencies (LEAs) in the State produce profiles; (2) hold LEAs accountable for meeting the educational goals submitted in their local applications for waivers, and for taking corrective actions if they have not met such goals; and (3) waive State educational requirements while holding LEAs or schools affected by such waivers accountable for student performance. Sets forth requirements for: (1) State educational agency (SEA) applications and approval by the Secretary; and (2) local applications and approval and monitoring by SEAs. Requires State applications to describe specific educational objectives and th…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999

Mar 5, 1999

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on March 3, 1999

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H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999

May 5, 1999

Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as enacted on April 29, 1999

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans